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Historical Event on 1/25/1930

Mehdi Baqer, great educationist, was born at Faizabad in UP.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/5/1970Indian ship capsized in Krishna River in eastern India claiming 150 lives.
1/24/1957Kagaz Ke Phool, the first Indian black and white cinemascope film, was made.
11/27/1870Dattatreya Balwant Parasnis, famous history researcher and collector of historical items, was born.
8/8/1942'Britishers Quit India', this resolution was announced in public at Bombay Congress Session. This resolution was passed by All Indian National Congress Committee and Gandhiji gave the 'Do or Die' call for Independence struggle.
8/21/1991Gopinath Mahant, famous Odissi litterateur and Gyanpeeth awardee, died.
1/21/1956Strikes and demonstrations held in Bihar and Orissa in protest of the government's intention to revise state boundaries.
1/21/1956Allauddin Masood Shah, Sultan of Dehli, was thrown off the throne.
2/4/1934Madhusudan Das ""Utkal Gourab"", passed away. He was described as a great Indian patriot, who wore himself out is giving shape and reality to various nation-building schemes. He wrote a number of articles and poems both in Oriya, English and Bengali to fill people with enthusiasm and patriotism. He was the first non-official Vice Chairman and then Chairman of Cuttack District Board.
8/5/1969Bapu Krishnarao Venkatesh Prasad, cricketer (consistent Indian Test pace bowler 1996-), was born in Bangalore.
10/5/1997Dr. Kalpana Chawla became the first Indian woman to become an astronaut. (year 1997 or Oct. 5, 1998)